Inside the room.
"Yuyou, don't move just yet. Let me see how this is wrapped. Would tying it into a bow be better?"
Two girls were sitting on the bed. At the moment, Bai Yuyou only had a few red gift ribbons tied around her body, with a bow deliberately tied in front.
Tang Keke was busy adjusting the bow while also studying how to achieve a one-hit KO. Her focused expression made her look like an expert.
"Hmm, this bow is good. Even if brother pounces, a single pull will undo it." Tang Keke gestured with her fingers under her chin. Although the sight of the girl sitting in a 'duck sit' pose was incredibly cute and alluring, she still felt something was missing.
"Hmm?" Bai Yuyou felt a chill on her body. Noticing Tang Keke scrutinizing her, she asked,
"Will doing this really work?"
"Of course! This is a nuclear-level weapon." Tang Keke patted her large schoolbag as a guarantee. No one could withstand this attack.
Bai Yuyou didn't quite understand. After all, she used to take baths with Ye Shuang often, and she was always naked then too. Why was adding some ribbons different?
Also, Bai Yuyou felt she somewhat resembled a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling).
Was it to look more delicious?
"This is called 'half-concealed, half-revealed'. Oh, right..." Tang Keke smacked her fist into her palm, as if suddenly realizing something.
"Your expression. Your expression is too detached, too devoid of desire. That won't do."
"Come on, give me a smile."
On Bai Yuyou's expressionless face, a stiff smile was forced out.
"Forget it, forget it. That's not quite right." Tang Keke felt it didn't look good. She thought for a moment, then used two fingers to lift the corners of the girl's mouth.
"Come on, smile like this."
"Mmm."
"No, no, too stiff." Tang Keke finally gave up on that idea. Bai Yuyou's natural smile was beautiful, but it was almost never seen.
An SSR-tier rare expression.
Tang Keke thought for a bit, feeling she needed to change her approach. "Yuyou, do you remember what I taught you before?"
"I remember," Bai Yuyou said softly. "It was that line: 'I am your gift.'"
"Yes, but it's still missing a little something." Tang Keke racked her brains, and finally, her little head thought of a key element. "Add a 'meow'."
"Meow?"
"Yes!"
Bai Yuyou didn't really get it, but she still tried making a cat-paw gesture like Tang Keke and softly said,
"I am your gift, meow~"
The girl's stunning beauty combined with the cute gesture and line instantly pierced through Tang Keke's HP bar.
"Oooh oooh oooh, that's it! Full marks!" Tang Keke's eyes lit up. "A mere brother? Guaranteed capture!"
"Oh?" Although Bai Yuyou didn't quite understand the difference from before, as long as she did it this way, it should be fine, right?
She just wanted Ye Shuang to stay by her side. As long as Ye Shuang would like it, that was enough.
Just at that moment, a knock sounded on the bedroom door.
A familiar voice came through as well.
"Hey, Keke, Yuyou, are you in there?"
Hearing that it was actually Chen Qin's voice, Tang Keke jolted in surprise. She hurriedly looked at Bai Yuyou, who was currently dressed as a Christmas gift, and began to fluster about.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!"
"Eek, Yuyou, don't open the door yet, put your clothes on!"
"Panties, your panties!"
"Where's your bra?"
Chen Qin, standing outside the door, had originally been about to turn the doorknob. Hearing Tang Keke's faint voice from inside, her expression froze.
This...
It probably isn't what I'm thinking, right?
After a while, Tang Keke opened the door. Beads of sweat dotted her forehead, her face was flushed, and behind her, Bai Yuyou, sitting on the bed, had wrinkled clothes, with even her collar flipped up.
Chen Qin: "..."
Sigh.
"Did I... interrupt you two?"
"N-no, not at all! Sister Chen Qin, what brings you here?" Tang Keke asked, even glancing back into the room somewhat guiltily, as if afraid Chen Qin might see something.
Chen Qin looked at the cat, Yi Wan, in her arms, then at Tang Keke, and tentatively asked,
"So... it seems I came at a bad time?"
"Not at all."
Chen Qin hesitated, wanting to say more. Then, remembering the matter with Chen Hai, she pinched the bridge of her nose as if with a headache. "It's nothing, really. Okay, I'll go downstairs first and sit with Ye for a bit."
"Oh, okay."
After Chen Qin went back downstairs, Ye Shuang was still at the water bar steeping some black tea. Seeing Chen Qin holding the cat and looking like she had something to say, he asked,
"Why are you down so soon? What are those two up to upstairs?"
"They, they were..." Chen Qin held back for a moment, then gave Ye Shuang a suggestive wink. "Hmm~"
Ye Shuang didn't understand, but mimicked Chen Qin's expression with a wink of his own. "Hmm?"
"Ye, tell me, have Keke and Yuyou been getting very close recently?" Chen Qin moved closer to Ye Shuang and suddenly lowered her voice to ask.
"Why do you ask? They get along so well, they're together all the time anyway," Ye Shuang said with a smile. Besides, living upstairs and downstairs now, and with Keke's parents not cooking, Ye Shuang had told Keke to just come eat here.
Moreover, being with Keke had gradually made Yuyou more outgoing and expressive.
"No, I mean... closer than ordinary friends."
"That's normal, right? Like best friends?" Ye Shuang didn't quite grasp Chen Qin's meaning. Besides, what's wrong with two girls being close? At the very least, they can support and help each other.
Chen Qin didn't know how to explain it either, even doubting whether she had heard wrong earlier. Could it have been a misunderstanding?
It was certainly possible. But seeing Tang Keke's expression when she opened the door, she couldn't immediately figure out what else it could have been.
"Have they been keeping anything from you lately? Things you don't know about?" Chen Qin asked.
"Things I don't know about?" Ye Shuang smiled, initially about to say that Yuyou wouldn't keep things from him, but then suddenly remembered the mysterious parcel before Chen Qin arrived.
"There is something. They seemed to have bought something online and wouldn't let me see it," Ye Shuang said.
"Computer parts?!"
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Ye Shuang thought for a moment. "I wouldn't know. They didn't show me. But after they got the package, they went upstairs and haven't come down since."
"That's it!" Chen Qin seemed to have understood everything. "Ah, ah ah ah, ah ah!"
Ye Shuang: "?"
"I might be falling behind the times." Chen Qin sighed, holding Yi Wan, then reached out and patted Ye Shuang's shoulder.
"Ye, you need to be careful around Chen Hai lately. No, not just lately. You'd better be on guard against him. Absolutely do not go out to play with him alone."
"Why are you suddenly talking about Chen Hai?" Ye Shuang's face was a picture of confusion.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
